According to a survey conducted in 2019 by Ipsos on public perceptions of NATO, around 60 percent of South Korean respondents stated that they thought the purpose of NATO was to protect the interests of Western countries. This was a higher percentage than the overall average and the average among NATO member states.
Opinion on whether NATO's purpose is to protect Western interests in South Korea in 2019
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Ipsos. (December 3, 2019). Opinion on whether NATO's purpose is to protect Western interests in South Korea in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083297/south-korea-opinion-on-whether-nato-s-purpose-is-to-protect-western-interests/
Ipsos. "Opinion on whether NATO's purpose is to protect Western interests in South Korea in 2019." Chart. December 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083297/south-korea-opinion-on-whether-nato-s-purpose-is-to-protect-western-interests/
Ipsos. (2019). Opinion on whether NATO's purpose is to protect Western interests in South Korea in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083297/south-korea-opinion-on-whether-nato-s-purpose-is-to-protect-western-interests/
Ipsos. "Opinion on Whether Nato's Purpose Is to Protect Western Interests in South Korea in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083297/south-korea-opinion-on-whether-nato-s-purpose-is-to-protect-western-interests/
Ipsos, Opinion on whether NATO's purpose is to protect Western interests in South Korea in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083297/south-korea-opinion-on-whether-nato-s-purpose-is-to-protect-western-interests/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Opinion on whether NATO's purpose is to protect Western interests in South Korea in 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, December 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083297/south-korea-opinion-on-whether-nato-s-purpose-is-to-protect-western-interests/